metirish

Does anyone really believe that Torre will ONLY use Rivera for the ninth and only the ninth...please.

Talk by Coldplay...

I hate when Joe Buck tries to be funny.......

hey it's a 5 - 2 game......Go tigers

Piazza should have caught that ball at the backstop,he didn't and it extended the AB for Pujols who then homered....

I imagine tiger fans are so freaking tired of this MFY lovefest from Joe and Tim.

Second time through the order the MFY's are up 3 zip..

Famous name and Father....

Only because Tim sounds like he has a hoarse throat....

The guy with the samoan name and crazy hair?

Wang gets out of trouble and we go to the second with no score...

I fucking hate when organ player at yankee stadium plays the "lets go yankees" tune.....just one of the many reasons why I hate that franchise, and if they roll out Ronan Tyan tonight I will have a fit.

God must have a sense of humor then, I think this is all mind games from Willie and El Duque is fine....

SteveJRogers wrote: Show me evidence that Peterson has made a difference to a pitcher here in NY since he's been here. Pedro Feliciano,Jorge Julio,Chad Bradford, Mota...Glavine, Heilman...I could go on.....will this ever go away?

] By LEE JENKINS Published: October 3, 2006 Among the questions that will determine whether the Mets become a champion or a flop: Is their starting rotation playoff-ready? Can they remember the feeling of a meaningful game? Are the Los Angeles Dodgers a capable challenger? Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Graphic Beltran's October Highlight Reel Mets And will Jessica Beltr�n make those ham-and-cheese sandwiches for breakfast again? The Mets may not need to worry about their pitching, their psyche or their opponent, so long as the Beltr�ns dust off their old postseason recipe. Ham and cheese has been known to nourish an entire team through October. Two years ago, when Carlos Beltr�n hit one of the great hot streaks in playoff history, he was repeatedly asked his secret. Was he more focused because of the attention? Was he more motivated because of the stakes? Beltr�n could not come up with a serious answer. His only explanation was that his wife started fixing ham-and-cheese sandwiches for breakfast in the National League division series, and then he started hitting, and then neither of them could stop. Now that Beltr�n is heading back to the division series � Game 1 is tomorrow afternoon at Shea Stadium against the Dodgers � he pondered whether his wife would serve up her postseason special. �She hasn�t made it in a while,� Beltr�n said. �But we�re in the playoffs, so that could change.� Beltr�n is famously shy, but at this time of year, he tends to turn into a real ham. With the Houston Astros in 2004, Beltr�n batted .435 in the playoffs and tied a postseason record with eight home runs. His .958 slugging percentage that year ranks as the best ever in a division series. His .562 on-base percentage ranks second. �He was hitting balls off his shoetops for home runs,� Mets outfielder Cliff Floyd said. �It was unbelievable. You couldn�t turn off the TV. You had to watch him.� Starting pitching theoretically determines who wins the World Series, but some teams do bash their way through the playoffs. Beltr�n is proof of it. The St. Louis Cardinals wound up beating Beltr�n�s Astros in the 2004 N.L. Championship Series, mainly because they had a better lineup. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series in 2002 for the same reason. They never stopped scoring. With Pedro Mart�nez injured and Orlando Hern�ndez starting Game 1, the Mets may not be able to outpitch Derek Lowe and the Dodgers. They will more likely try to outslug them. �This is the way I approach the playoffs,� Beltr�n said. �Don�t feel like you have to do this or you have to do that. Good things happen when you don�t look for them. When you try really hard to do something, you won�t do it.� Beltr�n was not talking only about the postseason. He was talking about his entire career. When he is able to relax and swing easy, he is a Most Valuable Player contender. When he feels the pressure and tightens his grip, he is a bust. For some reason, Beltr�n seems to experience more anxiety in April than he does in October. Omar Minaya, the Mets� general manager, remembers watching the 2004 playoffs and telling himself, �We have no chance at this guy.� Beltr�n was due to become a free agent in the off-season and it was impossible to estimate how high his price would climb. Minaya, who was targeting Mart�nez to anchor the pitching staff, did not believe he would have enough cash left over for Beltr�n. �He was out of my range,� Minaya said. �There was no way a player doing what he was doing was going to come to the Mets. It was just not going to happen.� The Mets managed to scrape together $119 million for Beltr�n, but there was a catch. Fans expected him to be the player they saw in the League Championship Series, golfing sliders into each gap. He could not measure up to his own postseason standard. �Nobody could,� Minaya said. �It was impossible.� To protect Beltr�n, both in the lineup and in the public eye, Minaya acquired a 6-foot-3, 240-pound buffer. Carlos Delgado not only hits behind Beltr�n in the lineup, he also deflects the scrutiny that was fixed on Beltr�n last season. Delgado and Beltr�n, who are both from Puerto Rico, form a small dinner club with Jos� Valent�n and Julio Franco. When the Mets are in New York, the players play host to one another. On the road, they look for Spanish-style restaurants that serve beans and rice. Oftentimes, they have to settle for steakhouses. �After Beltr�n signed his contract, I think he tried too hard to show that he was worth all that money,� said Valent�n, who grew up near Beltr�n in Manati, P.R. �With Delgado around, he feels like he doesn�t have to do everything anymore. He can just sit back and play his game.� Together, Delgado and Beltr�n have hit 79 home runs, driven in 230 runs and given the N.L. hope for the World Series. Because of them, the Mets are among the few teams with enough muscle to counterpunch the Yankees. Delgado is generally more gregarious than Beltr�n, but he does not have much to say right now. Delgado has never been to the playoffs, while Beltr�n is still defined by them. In a switch, Beltr�n is suddenly the one offering advice. He claims to have never seen a highlight tape from 2004, even though he once asked the Astros for a copy. He has not yet received it. Starting this week, he will try to record a new reel � without trying too hard, of course. When Beltr�n comes to the plate, he calms himself by carving a large J in the batter�s box, short for Jessica. There will be no mistaking her presence in these playoffs. �I�m not sure what she is going to do,� Beltr�n said. �I guess we�ll all find out Wednesday.�

Well he's no Mazzone or anything, Check out how Baltimore did this season...

With Williams being a leftie does that come into the thought process?

It would have to be Williams then, when did Bannister last pitch for the mets?

From keith Law ...scouts.inc ] The offensive side of the Mets' roster leans heavily to the left, yet the Dodgers are carrying only one reliever who's effective against left-handed hitters in specialist Joe Beimel. Mark Hendrickson is in the bullpen as well, but he gave up a .370 OBP to left-handed hitters and is best suited for long relief. So expect the Mets' left-handed hitters to go to town when Hong-Chih Kuo's not pitching.

Cleon lets not joke about a guy who went home to take care of personal stuff....we have no idea what that is....could be serious ya know.

What the feck was he doing running in the outfield for,at his age he should be walking......I am so pissed right now.

Ok I'll say it because I know someone will.....start Heilman....

Maine must be shitting a brick,from nowhere to possible game one starter...WOW.

I think the options are what Rotty said,Maine would be on regular rest to pitch Thursday.....

You're joking right?....I can't believe this crap.